Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal Register.

The following transactions were granted early termination of the waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.

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Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/03/2004

20041182

Tektronix, Inc

Inet Technologies, Inc

Inet Technologies, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/04/2004

20041139

Holcim Ltd

Holcim Ltd

Holcim (Texas) L.P.

20041199

Verizon Communications, Inc

Allen Salmasi

Nextwave Personal Communications Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Temrination—08/05/2004

20041179

Dover Corporation

Corning Incorporated

Corning Frequency Control Inc., Corning Frequency Control, Ltd., Corning Frequency Control (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

20041193

IMCO Recycling Inc

Commonwealth Industries, Inc

Commonwealth Industries, Inc.

20041196

Bank of America Corporation

National City Corporation

National Processing, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/06/2004

200541172

Wachovia Corporation

South Trust Corporation

South Trust Corporation

20041191

THLFS Wenco, Inc

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc.

20041203

La Quinta Corporation

The Marcus Corporation

Baymont Franchises International, LLC, Baymont Inns Hospitality LLC, Baymont Inns, Inc., Baymont Partners, LLC, Beck/Marcus Associates-Miami Airport, Cutler Ridge Associates, LMC Associates-Rockside, Marcus-Anderson-Guastello Partnership, Marcus-Anderson Partnership, Marcus Consid, LLC, Marcus Fl, LLC, Marcus Non, LLC, Mark Antell Partnership, Willowbrook Motel Limited Partnership, Woodfield Suites Franchises International, Inc. Woodfield Suites Hospitality Corporation, Woodfield Suites, Inc.

20041207

Unifi

Koch Industries, Inc

Invista, S.a.r.l.

20041213

Mrs. Antonia Ax:son Johnson

The Trust under the Will of Walter L. Sams

Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.

20041214

William L. Sauder

Crown Pacific Limited Partnership (Debtor-in-Possession)

Crown Pacific Limited Partnership (Debtor-in-Possession—

20041215

Wells Fargo & Company

Century Park Capital Partners, L.P

Becker-Underwood, Inc.

20041220

Dominion Resources, Inc

Multitrade of Pittsylvania County, L.P

Multitrade of Pittsylvania County, L.P.

20041221

Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV L.P

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Partners IV, L.P.

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.

20041226

Whitney V, L.P

YUM! Brands, Inc

Tricon Restaurants International (PR), Inc.

20041232

The DirectTV Group, Inc

PST Holdings, Inc. (debtor-in-possession)

PST Holdings, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/09/2004

20041145

Apollo Investment Fund V, L.P

Whitehall Associates, L.P

Borden Chemical, Inc., Borden Holdings, Inc.

20041190

Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P

Vernalis plc

Vernalis plc

20041195

Stryker Corporation

SpineCore, Inc

SpineCore, Inc.

20041227

Audax Private Equity Fund, L.P

Vitaquest International, Inc

Vitaquest International, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/10/2004

20040195

Cephalon, Inc.

CIMA Labs Inc

CIMA Labs Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/11/2004

20041209

BH/RE, L.L.C

Aladdin Gaming, LLC

Aladdin Gaming, LLC

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/12/2004

20041210

Arsenal Capital Partners Qualified Purchaser Fund LP

The Berwind Company LLC

Priority Air Express, LLC

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant,

Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clarke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04-19967 Filed 8-31-04; 8:45 am]

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